ICT and AG Profile: Kilimo Salama

Supported by USAID’s Fostering Agriculture Competitiveness Employing Information Communication Technologies (FACET) project under the FIELD-Support LWA, this profile features Kilimo Salama, an indexed micro-insurance service for smallholder farmers using mobile phones in Kenya. The service is unique in that farmers purchase insurance against either drought or excessive rain through local agro-dealers who then pass on the registration information. Farmers receive confirmation and weather information via SMS. This profile outlines how it works, the implementer/funder, the technology used, fees, primary markets, users, business model, and impact.

The FACET project aims to help USAID missions and their implementing partners in sub-Saharan Africa use information and communications technology in sustainable and scalable approaches to improve the impact of their agriculture-related development projects.